Marcia Trimble was killed in 1975 and on this last Tuesday a man that has been behind bars for other charges was charged with Marcia Trimble’s murder. Marcia Trimble was delivering girl scout cookies in 1975 when she disappeared in the Nashville area. Marcia Trimble’s murder has gone unsolved until now and when Marcia Trimble was murdered anyone in the Nashville area can tell you “we all prayed for her”. Marcia Trimble has been gone for a long time but she certainly is not forgotten.
I was a high school student miles away from where this story took place and I remember if quite clearly and remember praying for her and her family. I think the name Marcia Trimble is one that I will always remember and when I saw her picture on the internet it brought back a flood of memories. And I don’t even know Marcia Trimble but I remember the drama and stress that it brought to our community. I think it affected people the Midwest because things just did not happen that often to young children 33 years ago.
Jerome Sidney Barrett has been indicted on first degree murder of Marcia Trimble and the indictment was made public today. Marcia Trimble was the cities most notorious unsolved murder according to officials and scientific evidence has revealed that Jerome Sidney Barrett was connected to Marcia Trimble’s murder.
One observer of the news said it is a reason to be happy in a very sad situation and it may offer some peace to the family of Marcia Trimble all these years later as our thoughts now turn to Jerome Sidney Barrett and the possibility of justice being served.

Michelle Young, 29, was found beaten to death Nov. 3, 2006. The pieces of this murder of Michelle Young are tough to put together. In fact I don’t know much except Michelle Young and her husband lived in Lake Wheeler,